For further information on general testing services, please contact Sydney Sexual Health Clinic on (02) 9382 7440 or visit www.sshc.com.au

You can also contact the NSW Sexual Health Infoline on freecall 1800 451 624.

Are you having any symptoms such as discharge, pus, soreness or pain coming from the area of your genitals or arse?

Yes

No

You may have a sexually transmitted infection.

You will need to visit a Sexual Health Centre or GP as they can provide necessary treatment and testing.

a[TEST] does not provide treatment. If you need more information or want to find out where to go, call the Sexual Health Info Link on 1800 451 624. Please avoid any sexual contact until this is managed.

Please choose from one of the two following services available:

Rapid HIV & STI testing with peer visit

Xpress STI only testing

You do not need to make an appointment for STI only testing.

a[TEST] Oxford Street now offers a “walk in” Xpress STI Clinic. This service tests for the two most common STIs in our community; gonorrhoea and chlamydia. This service is suitable for those who want to test more often than the recommended two to four times per year and where comprehensive screening is not required.

The Xpress STI Clinic is located at our a[TEST] Oxford Street site at 167 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst. Feel free to walk in any time Monday thru Friday between 11am and 6pm or Saturdays between 11:30am and 2pm.

TESTING HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER

Getting tested more often is good for your health, and can help our community end new HIV transmission. Take advantage of a[TEST], a fast, free and confidential rapid HIV and STI testing service for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, regardless of HIV status.

You can find a[TEST] in four locations across Sydney: Surry Hills, Oxford St (Darlinghurst), Newtown and Kings Cross.

Our peer educators (trained guys from our communities) and nursing staff always provide a friendly, welcoming and professional testing experience, and even better, your entire appointment will only take around 30 minutes, including getting the result of your rapid HIV test.

What can I expect?

When you arrive for your appointment, you simply enter your contact and behavioural details into the electronic kiosk. This information is used to deliver your STI results (you can choose to get your results via phone, SMS, email or regular post).

A peer educator will then provide you with information on rapid HIV testing and perform the test. While you wait for the result, you’ll do a throat swab and provide a urine sample and a bum swab (to check for chlamydia and gonorrhoea). Nursing staff will take some blood to test for syphilis and do a confirmation HIV test.

When the rapid HIV test result is ready, your result will be provided by a nurse or a peer.

The peer educators and nursing staff are able to answer questions or queries you might have about your sexual health and will also be able to help with a referral to other services if required.

What are the signs or symptoms of an STI?

You can acquire an STI without developing any signs or symptoms. However, when you do get symptoms, they can vary depending on the nature of the infection.

The best rule of thumb is that if you notice changes in your body, for example itching or discharge from your cock or arse, you should see a doctor or go to a sexual health clinic to get it checked out.

If the symptoms are clear and obvious, your doctor may choose to treat immediately rather than waiting for test results to come through, which means you recover faster.

Our frontline staff are trained members of the LGBTIQ+ community and our nurses are specialists in sexual health. All our services are free with a Medicare card. Check OUT is open on Tuesdays, 12pm-8pm at ACON in Surry Hills. To book online and for more info: www.checkout.org.au

If you believe that you have recently (in the last 72 hours) been exposed to HIV, call the PEP Hotline on 1800 737 669 now, you can also find additional info at www.getpep.info.

We’re committed to ending HIV through more frequent testing, and we need you to be too. Book your test now.

ACON acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we operate on across NSW and remind people that we are on Aboriginal land.
ACON also acknowledges the Elders and in particular those visiting this website.

The ENDING HIV campaign has been developed using funds from ACON’s primary funder, the NSW Ministry of Health and our own funds generated by fundraising activities. No funding or support from pharmaceutical companies has been received for this work.

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